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Originally Posted by gemy  Vidoes? I already have some of Magic working at CD level, and both Dogs dock jumping.
Razzles lack of focus, is quite simply my fault, not his. No excuses. And my trainer gave me gently the gears for this. I sighed and said you are right.
On the plus side she did say, as I have grown to expect with you, you have trained in huge drive, toy or treat. But you have not worked with Razzle enough or in the right ways enough. But with the drive, all is possible, say Sept for CD for Razzle? Gulp. I said I will not commit right now to that. I need to think on it. He is so far away from CD level..... But I want it for him and for me... What my trainer trains us for, is quite simply, when we are ready to compete we spend one wkend and get the at least pass levels for our CD title.
For Magic, we competed one wkend and had our CD title. We had two first in Classes at 190 and 192.5 out of 200, and the third trial at 188. The passing grade is 175. |
I've seen the dock diving videos which were great but not the Magic at CD.
Thank you for taking the blame. I tend to agree for the most part but didn't know for sure if that would offend you to say that here. Love your trainer and say that that's the trainer we all need for our dogs. Hoping that you can commit to the Sept. but if you feel you need more time, take it and enjoy the time working with Razzle. If Razzle has that much drive at anything then you have a huge head start in his committing to work. Just follow trainer's lead and you will get there. Does he work for his toy or treats or praise?
But I can imagine how you felt after the competition and felt so for you when I read your post. You want it so for the dog - proof to the world what a smart, hard-working, focused, super dog you have. It is a disappointment when they have bad tests but it's also an excellent motivator for you to work harder at what you need to do with him. I love your attitude, your drive and desire for excellence. Your dogs no doubt feed off that, too. Those qualities are hard to beat.